Design of Retracting Wheel Mechanism for Amphibious Vehicle and Motion Analysis

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10.2991/emeit.2012.400How to use a DOI?

Keywords

amphibious vehicle, retracting wheel mechanism, motion analysis

Abstract

This paper mainly addresses design of retracting mechanism based on amphibious vehicle's low speed and strong resistance in water. Through analyzing problems faced in the design of amphibious vehicle, one kind of retracting mechanism based on double-wishbone independent suspension is proposed. The equations of key-points at suspension guiding mechanism are obtained, and the relationship between the length of hydraulic stick retracted and the height of wheel lifted are also calculated. Finally, a specific 3D model is built, and wheel alignment is determined, therefore a real mechanism is assembled to illustrate the retracting mechanism.

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© 2012, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Huan Chen
AU  - Lijie Zhao
AU  - Yan Li
PY  - 2012/09
DA  - 2012/09
TI  - Design of Retracting Wheel Mechanism for Amphibious Vehicle and Motion Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Electronic & Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT 2012)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1807
EP  - 1811
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/emeit.2012.400
DO  - 10.2991/emeit.2012.400
ID  - Chen2012/09
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